Help needed on off-grid community - eco-building and permaculture gardens on the North Coast, NSW, Australia

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  Description

  Jo and Giri are part of a large off-grid community ,on mid north coast New South Wales- half way between Sydney and Brisbane -on Australia's East Coast) We are about 3 hours SOUTH of Byron Bay,NSW -or 4 hours North of Newcastle,NSW).
  
  We live 5 min walk to Beach - fishing , surf. The community is a wildlife sanctuary (so no cats and dogs) surrounded by Bongil Bongil National Park.
  Community activities include: yoga, choir,salsa and volleyball, soccer, community working bee, native bush regeneration group, mens tool shed group,guerilla gardening group, various music jams, etc.
  
  We started with a tent 28 years ago and slowly built our house and gardens by hand with a lot of recycling. Lots of small building jobs and repairs to do- handyman type jobs around the place-so any carpenters,builders/handy persons, masons,plumbers ,solar electricians would be warmly welcomed! We mix small batches of cement to continue our beautiful medieval stone and brick wall (inspired by Earthships and Gaudi) also building a waterfall and smoker around our pizza oven.The work is physical and can be challenging . It helps if you are used to physical work !
  
  We also work in the surrounding grounds, vegetable garden, orchard, food forest , weed management, harvesting, mulching , seeding and topping up hugel kultures and permaculture inspired planting...so gardeners or people interested in deep ecology, self reliant , sustainable lifestyle welcome .
  
  Giri's work background is in the community arts/ health industry as a performer musician, creative specialist working in aged care, hospitals or community venues, speaks italian and some french and bits of other languages. Jo is a psychotherapist counsellor specialising in process work, conscious parenting , NVC (Non Violent communication) .
  
  Entire community is off grid -we use solar power and catch rain water. No rubbish collection-We ask everyone to take your landfill rubbish out with them.
  You are welcome to eat with us (we eat a varied diet including clean meat and fish ) or you can prepare your own.
  Non smoking inside.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Farmstay help

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Surrounded by and some experience in: permaculture, syntropic, regenerative agriculture , vegetable garden and tree maintenance, building work, labouring, construction skills ( basic cement mixing in small batches, mixed stone and brick wall building ). Harvesting, weeding ,feeding ,seeding, chop and drop, composting, subtropical weed and vegetable identifying, etc. Be part of a team working together, solving challenges in an off -grid permaculture homestead in an intentional community.
  Meet other village and community members, Community activities, surrounded by nature...

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  Help

  Volunteer hours vary - about 4-5 hours or less depending on the work (you organise your own hours- ,plus morning/afternoon tea breaks . We like to work hard and efficient ( but make it varied and interesting) and have a great meal at the end of the day. We like to laugh and enjoy ourselves. Sometimes you may be working on your own. Good to have long pants, long sleeve shirt and hat for working outside, also gloves -or we can provide these items and other safety equipment as required.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Italian: Fluent
  French: Intermediate
  German: Beginner
  Spanish: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  I love learning languages and cultural songs!
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  Accommodation

  Variety of Accommodation; large caravan, with queen size comfortable double bed (can add a single), or comfortable cabin with queen size double bed ,+hammock +,or tent. Simple bush kitchen available if you wish to cook seperately.

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  What else ...

  We live in a Community Co-operative Wildlife Sanctuary- no dogs or cats, 7 min stroll to Beach ( fishing , surf) .
  We are also surrounded by National Park with beautiful walks through forest,creeks and beach.
  The surrounding bush and National park is home to huge variety of wildlife; birds, goannas, snakes ,occasional spiders ,dingoes ,possums, all sorts of bush mammals etc. Don't worry-We are still alive after many years running around barefoot!!!
  Community activities include: yoga, chi gong, bush regeneration, weeding native regeneration group, dancing, choir,music jams, etc.
  
  If arriving by bus or train nearest stop on the south of us is URUNGA,
  to the north of us its COFFS HARBOUR.We can pick you up in our car if necessary.
  If you have your own transport there are many natural features to visit as well as small towns and small city of Coffs Harbour.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  we have wifi nbn satellite.Free wifi at Community House open 24/7.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  average size caravan or van in driveway or elsewhere on our site...

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  Hours expected

  4 hours a day, 5 days a week or less depending on the work

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